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Undergraduate Courses

100-level courses

  • KIN 101 – Beginning Aquatics (1 credit)
  • KIN 102 – Beginning Combative Sports (1 credit)
  • KIN 103 – Beginning Conditioning (1 credit)
  • KIN 104 – Beginning Dance (1 credit)
  • KIN 105 – Beginning Gymnastics (1 credit)
  • KIN 106 – Beginning Individual Sports (1 credit)
  • KIN 107 – Beginning Racquet Sports (1 credit)
  • KIN 108 – Beginning Team Sports (1 credit)
  • KIN 111 – Advanced Aquatics (1 credit)
  • KIN 112 – Advanced Combative Sports (1credit)
  • KIN 113 – Advanced Conditioning (1 credit)
  • KIN 114 – Advanced Dance (1 credit)
  • KIN 115 – Advanced Gymnastics (1 credit)
  • KIN 116 – Advanced Individual Sports (1 credit)
  • KIN 117 – Advanced Racquet Sports (1 credit)
  • KIN 118 – Advanced Team Sports (1 credit)
  • KIN 121 – The Healthy Lifestyle (3 credits)
  • KIN 125 – First Aid and Personal Safety (3 credits)
  • KIN 126 – Introduction to Athletic Training (3 credits)
  • KIN 127 – Clinical Observations in Athletic Training (1 credit)
  • KIN 171 – Athletics in Higher Education (1 credit)
  • KIN 173 – Foundations of Kinesiology (3 credits)

200-level courses

  • KIN 202 – Aerobic Exercise Instruction (3 credits)
  • KIN 204 – Sailing and Cruising (2 credits)
  • KIN 205 – Lifeguarding (2 credits)
  • KIN 216 – Applied Human Anatomy (3 credits)
  • KIN 217 – Applied Human Anatomy Laboratory (1 credit)
  • KIN 227 – Clinical Rotations in Athletic Training (1-2 credits)
  • KIN 250 – Measurement in Kinesiology (3 credits)

300-level courses

  • KIN 300A – Coaching Baseball (2 credits)*
  • KIN 300C – Coaching Soccer (2 credits)*
  • KIN 300D – Coaching Basketball (2 credits)*
  • KIN 300E – Coaching Football (2 credits)*
  • KIN 300K – Coaching Track and Field (2 credits)*
  • KIN 300L – Coaching for Strength, Conditioning and Fitness (2 credits)*
  • KIN 300T – Coaching Tennis (2 credits)*
  • KIN 310 – Physiological Bases of Physical Activity (3 credits)
  • KIN 320 – Pathology of Sports Injury (3 credits)
  • KIN 330 – Structural and Mechanical Analysis of Physical Activity (3 credits)
  • KIN 345 – Sport & Exercise Psychology (3 credits)
  • KIN 355 – Physical Activity and Health Education for Elementary Teachers (3 credits)
  • KIN 360 – Physical Growth & Motor Behavior (3 credits)
  • KIN 365 – Sensorimotor Control (3 credits)
  • KIN 371 – Intro to Research Methods in Kinesiology (3 credits)

* This course is based on instructor availability

400-level courses

  • KIN 400 – Principles of Coaching I (4 credits)
  • KIN 401 – Principles of Coaching II (4 credits)
  • KIN 411 – Laboratory Experiences in Exercise Physiology (2 credits)
  • KIN 421 – Lower Body Injury Evaluation (3 credits)
  • KIN 422 – Rehabilitation of Athletic Injuries (3 credits)
  • KIN 423 – Therapeutic Modalities (3 credits)
  • KIN 424 – Psychology of Injury (3 credits)
  • KIN 425 – Organization and Administration of Athletic Training (3 credits)
  • KIN 426 – Upper Body Injury Evaluation (3 credits)
  • KIN 427 – Clinical Rotations in Athletic Training (variable 1-6 credits)
  • KIN 441 – Mental Skills Training for Performance Enhancement (3 credits)
  • KIN 445 – Sociocultural Analysis of Physical Activity (3 credits)
  • KIN 450 – Design and Evaluation of Physical Activity Programs (3 credits)
  • KIN 453 – Administration of Intramural Sports Programs (3 credits)
  • KIN 454 – Facility Planning and Construction (3 credits)
  • KIN 455 – Issues in School Health Education (3 credits)
  • KIN 456 – Ethical Issues in Athletics (2 credits)
  • KIN 465 – Adapted Physical Activity (3 credits)
  • KIN 490 – Independent Study (variable 1-4 credits)
  • KIN 492 – Internship (KIN 411 is not prerequisite) (variable 2-6 credits)
  • KIN 493 – Internship (KIN 411 is prerequisite) (variable 2-6 credits)
  • KIN 494 – Fieldwork (variable 1-4 credits)
Graduate Courses

800-level courses

  • KIN 810 – Metabolic Responses to Exercise (3 credits)
  • KIN 811 – Physiological Evaluation and Exercise Prescription (2 credits)
  • KIN 812 – Cardiorespiratory Responses to Exercise (3 credits)
  • KIN 813 – Neuromuscular Responses to Exercise (3 credits)
  • KIN 814 – Endocrine Responses to Exercise (3 credits)
  • KIN 820 – Advanced Clinical Evaluation (3 credits)
  • KIN 821 – Management of Structural Pathologies (2 credits)
  • KIN 822 – Rehab Techniques for Musculoskeletal Dysfunction (3 credits)
  • KIN 825 – Injury Control in Sports and Physical Activity (3 credits)
  • KIN 830 – Biomechanical Analysis of Physical Activity (3 credits)
  • KIN 831 – Advanced Biomechanics of Physical Activity (3 credits)
  • KIN 840 – Psychosocial Aspects of Physical Activity (3 credits)
  • KIN 841 – Stress Management in Athletics (3 credits)
  • KIN 845 – Sociocultural Practices in Sport (3 credits)
  • KIN 853 – Athletic Administration in Higher Education (3 credits)
  • KIN 854 – Sport Law for Administrators and Coaches (3 credits)
  • KIN 855 – Psychosocial Bases of Coaching Athletes (3 credits)
  • KIN 856 – Physical Bases of Coaching Athletes (3 credits)
  • KIN 857 – Promoting Positive Youth Development Through Sport (3 credits)
  • KIN 858 – Student-Athlete Development (3 credits)
  • KIN 860 – Growth and Motor Behavior (3 credits)
  • KIN 861 – Growth, Maturation, and Physical Activity (3 credits)
  • KIN 862 – Motor Skill Learning (3 credits)
  • KIN 870 – Physical Activity and Well-Being (3 credits)
  • KIN 871 – Research Methods in Kinesiology (3 credits)
  • KIN 890 – Independent Study (variable 1-6 credits)
  • KIN 893 – Internship in Kinesiology (variable 1-6 credits)
  • KIN 894 – Field Experiences in Kinesiology (variable 1-6 credits)
  • KIN 895 – Research Ethics (1 credit)
  • KIN 897 – Project in Kinesiology (variable 1-4 credits)
  • KIN 899 – Master’s Thesis Research (variable 1-6 credits)

900-level courses

  • KIN 910 – Issues in Exercise Physiology (3 credits)
  • KIN 920 – Issues in Athletic Training (3 credits)
  • KIN 940 – Issues in Psychosocial Aspects of Physical Activity (3 credits)
  • KIN 960 – Issues in Motor Behavior (3 credits)
  • KIN 980 – Issues in Teaching Undergraduate Kinesiology (3 credits)
  • KIN 981 – Mentored Teaching in Undergraduate Kinesiology (3 credits)
  • KIN 990 – Independent Study in Kinesiology (variable 1-6 credits)
  • KIN 995 – Research Practicum in Kinesiology (variable 1-3 credits)
  • KIN 999 – Doctoral Dissertation Research (variable 1-24 credits)
Online Courses

Online Certificate Program in Coaching

Master of Arts in Education (includes option for online certificate program in coaching)